On November 16-18, John Cale will celebrate the Velvets' 50th anniversary by curating three nights of special performances as part of the 2017 Next Wave Festival at New York's BAM. An additional insert has been added for this edition, with vintage images plus new liner notes by Velvets co-founder John Cale and Richie Unterberger, author of the book White Light/White Heat: The Velvet Underground Day-By-Day. The sticker will be attached to the shrink wrap of the anniversary LP, allowing listeners to experience the album's full original package. The shot is restored to its original glory on the 50th anniversary edition, along with a replica of the black sticker that was once used to obscure the disputed image. The photo appeared in this form on The Velvet Underground and Nico's initial pressing, but was quickly altered for later editions when Emerson threatened legal action. In addition to reproducing Warhol's beloved original "banana cover" design, complete with peelable banana sticker, the 50th-anniversary vinyl edition also reproduces the album's original gatefold cover as well as its rare original back-cover "torso" photo, with Lou Reed's face superimposed over the torso of Warhol associate Eric Emerson. Pre-order standard vinyl / pre-order pink vinyl A limited edition pink-vinyl version with a pressing of only 1000 copies will be available exclusively through uDiscover. The anniversary edition will be available as standard black-vinyl and availabe at retail and online outlets. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the band's game-changing debut LP The Velvet Underground and Nico, on June 30, 2017, UMG/Universal Music Canada, the country's leading music company, releases a special vinyl edition of the album that preserves its iconic original Andy Warhol-designed cover art. Although they met with little commercial acceptance during their existence, the seminal New York foursome of Lou Reed, John Cale, Sterling Morrison and Maureen Tucker has since attained legendary status, and the band's body of work stands as a monument to rock 'n' roll's capacity for sonic experimentation and artistic fearlessness. And we had a point to make: 'We weren't there to f**k around.’" – John Caleġ4 JUNE 2017 (Toronto, ON) - Half a century after the 1967 release of their landmark debut album The Velvet Underground and Nico, the Velvet Underground's intrepid musical vision and audacious lyrical approach have yet to be equaled. "I wanted to cross-pollinate rock with the avant-garde, and then I met Lou Reed and that was the solution. John Cale celebrates the Velvets' 50th anniversary by curating three nights of special performances in New York in November 50th anniversary of the classic debut LP celebrated, including a limited-edition coloured-vinyl special edition
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